Housing Wire
JANUARY 9, 2025
Several fires burning more than 45 square miles in the Los Angeles area have forced more than 100,000 residents from their homes and killed five people, The Associated Press reported on Thursday. Nearly 2,000 homes, businesses and other structures have been destroyed, with many displaced residents scouting for rental properties and temporary shelter.
Real Estate News
JANUARY 8, 2025
Robert Reffkin has been outspoken and growth-focused, landing at No. 1 on the 2025 SP 200. At No. 2? Another disruptor-turned-dominator, eXps Glenn Sanford.
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Keeping Current Matters
JANUARY 7, 2025
Wondering what’s in store for the housing market this year?
Inman
JANUARY 8, 2025
LA-area agents on Wednesday told Inman that they were checking in on clients and keeping an eye on evacuation orders while lamenting the "catastrophic" toll the wildfires were taking on the community and real estate market.
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BAM Media
JANUARY 7, 2025
BAM Key Details: The Aspen Institute reveals a massive wealth gap: homeowners boast a median net worth of $396,500, while renters sit at $10,400. Deepening the divide, nearly 50% of renters spend over 30% of their income on housing, and half were denied credit or offered less than requested in 2023 (compared to 28% of homeowners), with 37% avoiding credit applications for fear of rejection.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 10, 2025
Real estate and mortgage firms are stepping up to help housing professionals and the Southern California community as wildfires ravage the area. Here’s a roundup of the companies and people offering help, which will be updated with new information as it becomes available. Help for those in the community Coldwell Banker Realty in Southern California, which is affiliated with Anywhere , created a Facebook group page for its network to coordinate a wide variety of needs from short- and long-t
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Keeping Current Matters
JANUARY 6, 2025
Trying to decide whether it makes more sense to buy a home now or wait?
Inman
JANUARY 7, 2025
Greystar Real Estate Partners, Blackstones LivCor and Cushman & Wakefield are among the institutional landlords accused of fixing rental prices to the detriment of "millions" of renters.
RIS Media
JANUARY 7, 2025
In December 2024, the median home price in the U.S. declinedbut median price per square foot increased by 1.3%. This data comes courtesy of the latest monthly real estate market report from Realtor.com. The report suggests that current price figures are due to more smaller/affordable listings entering the market, bringing down median price overall but… The post Higher Inventoryand Lower PricesBeing Driven by Smaller-Sized Unit Listings appeared first on RISMedia.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 8, 2025
As wildfires tear through Southern California and firefighters battle winds up to 100 mph, tens of thousands of residents have evacuated. The looming impacts on real estate and insurance are also at the forefront of Californians minds. According to Anthony Marrone, the fire chief for Los Angeles County , the wildfires have torched more than 1,000 structures, killing at least two people and injuring several more.
Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant
Join this insightful webinar with industry expert Abdi Ali, who will discuss the challenges that can arise from managing lease accounting with spreadsheets! He will share real-world examples of errors, compliance issues, and risks that may be present within your spreadsheets. Learn how these tools, while useful, can sometimes lead to inefficiencies that affect your time, resources, and peace of mind.
Real Estate News
JANUARY 9, 2025
The upstart brokerage offers both rev share and fee-based plans, which CEO Robert Palmer believes will be key to their growth. So far, it seems to be working.
Keeping Current Matters
JANUARY 9, 2025
Knowing what to budget for when buying a home may feel intimidating — but it doesn’t have to be.
Inman
JANUARY 7, 2025
Broker Annette DeCicco offers lessons learned from her father, a hall-of-fame fencing coach, that can be your roadmap to generating more leads in 2025 and beyond.
RIS Media
JANUARY 9, 2025
Home prices have seen a moderate month-over-month rise, accompanying a more pronounced year-over-year rise, according to the latest Home Price Insights (HPI) report from CoreLogic. The report states that home prices rose nationally from November 2023 to November 2024 at a rate of 3.4%. Month-over-month, home prices saw a 0.6% rise from October to November,… The post CoreLogic Indicates Continued Growth in Home Prices, Particularly in the Midwest appeared first on RISMedia.
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Housing Wire
JANUARY 6, 2025
Vanderbilt Mortgage & Finance , part of Warren Buffetts conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway , has been accused by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) of manipulating underwriting standards and setting borrowers up to fail in manufactured home loans. The consumer watchdog on Monday filed a lawsuit in a U.S. district court in Tennessee against Vanderbilt for purported violations of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z.
Real Estate News
JANUARY 8, 2025
Amy Lessinger announced her resignation after nearly three decades with RE/MAX, a brand she had vowed to never leave.
Keeping Current Matters
JANUARY 8, 2025
Let’s face it – life can throw some curveballs.
Inman
JANUARY 8, 2025
If youre considering a fresh new look for your marketing collateral and platforms in 2025, marketing expert Jon Krabbe writes, Mocha Mousse is a perfect choice.
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Estate Agent Today
JANUARY 7, 2025
Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has committed to leasehold reform this year, despite the latest delays.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 9, 2025
This week, the Seattle City Council had its first meeting of 2025 and housing was a key topic of discussion. But if the meeting itself was any indication, determining a path forward for the citys severe housing shortage will be a struggle as elected leaders attempt to ascertain a sustainable plan for the next decade, according to reporting by The Seattle Times.
Real Estate News
JANUARY 7, 2025
Just a month after the company announced an investigation into its rental pricing practices had ended, the DOJ is back with an updated, expanded lawsuit.
Keeping Current Matters
JANUARY 10, 2025
Experts say rates will come down slightly in the year ahead – but some volatility is expected.
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Inman
JANUARY 6, 2025
Stop blaming the leads, the market or your CRM. The problem — and the solution — rests squarely on your shoulders, consultant Chris Pollinger writes.
Calculated Risk Real Estate
JANUARY 8, 2025
NOTE: The tables for active listings, new listings and closed sales all include a comparison to December 2019 for each local market (some 2019 data is not available). This is the first look at several early reporting local markets in December. I’m tracking over 40 local housing markets in the US. Some of the 40 markets are states, and some are metropolitan areas.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 8, 2025
Heading into the 2025 housing market, we havent had this many homeowners with mortgage rates over 6% since 2016. According to the latest FHFA data , as of Q3 2024, 17.2% of outstanding mortgages, around 8.7 million borrowers, carry a mortgage with an interest rate over 6%. In the last decade, as more and more homebuyers financed their purchases with mortgage rates in the 4s or lower, an interesting thing happened: We held on to these homes longer and resold them less often.
Real Estate News
JANUARY 6, 2025
A Department of Justice statement from the MLS PIN commissions case offers a sense of what the government is seeking when it comes to buyer agent compensation.
Speaker: Sarah Santa Ana, Real Estate Coach, Move4Free Realty
Networking is one of the crucial elements in every real estate organization's success. Both agents and real estate companies need to maintain robust networking links. This is why social media is essential for any real estate professional! Social media enables you to stay in touch with your present clients, maintain connections with your past clients, and engage potential customers and investors.
Keeping Current Matters
JANUARY 13, 2025
Have you ever stopped to think about how much wealth you’ve built up just from being a homeowner?
Inman
JANUARY 7, 2025
Americans are more hopeful that the economy is on the right track than they were a year ago, but only 1 in 5 thought December was a good time to buy a home, Fannie Mae surveys show.
Estate Agent Today
JANUARY 6, 2025
Foxtons sales pipeline is at its highest level since the 2016 Brexit referendum and expected interest rate cuts could boost the market further, the agent claims.
Housing Wire
JANUARY 7, 2025
Experian has become the latest focus of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) as the agency intensifies its regulatory and enforcement activity ahead of the impending White House transition. On Tuesday, the CFPB filed a lawsuit against Experian in a U.S. district court in California, accusing the credit reporting giant of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) and the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA).
Speaker: Trey Willard, Realtor/Team Leader at Keller Williams Realty, Inc.
In order to create continued success in today’s real estate market, realtors need to utilize an arsenal of technology that will increase their efficiency and presence on social media. Using technology to manage your prospects and tap into their needs through websites, social media, and other channels is critical for real estate success in 2022 and beyond.
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